Structured Reasoning (ADI Cycle)

Reason through problems by generating competing hypotheses, verifying them against constraints, gathering evidence, and presenting a comparison for the user to decide.

Based on the ADI reasoning cycle: Abduction (generate options) -> Deduction (verify logic) -> Induction (gather evidence) -> Decision (user picks).

When to Use This

• Architectural decisions with long-term consequences
• Multiple viable approaches that need systematic comparison
• Decisions that benefit from an auditable reasoning trail
• Problems where anchoring on the first idea is a risk

When NOT to Use This

• Quick fixes with obvious solutions (just do the work)
• Easily reversible decisions (just try it)
• Open-ended uncertainty without clear options (use /sc-socratic instead)
• Pure implementation tasks (use /sc-work)